Onkologie. 2012:6(6):304-308

Treatment of invasive fungal infections

Jana Diatková¹, Martina Tošková¹, Iva Kocmanová², Jiří Mayer^1,4, Zdeněk Ráčil^1,4

¹ Interní hematologická a onkologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice Brno

² Oddělení klinické biochemie a hematologie, Fakultní nemocnice Brno, Katedra laboratorních metod LF MU

³ Oddělení klinické mikrobiologie, Fakultní nemocnice Brno

⁴ CEITEC &ndash, Středoevropský technologický institut, Masarykova univerzita, Brno

The frequency of invasive fungal infections has significantly increased with the rise in at-risk populations of patients in the last years. Management

of deep fungal infection is difficult and the morbidity and mortality of these infections are very high. New antifungal agents provide the

managment options and improve therapeutic outcomes of these infections. This article informs about the role of available antifungal agents

in the management of invasive fungal infections and reviews empirical antifungal treatmnet and the treatment of invasive aspergillus and

candida infections. Recommendations presented below are based on the resume of the Europen Conference on Infection in Leukemia (ECIL).

Keywords: invasive fungal infections, treatment, antifungals

Published: December 1, 2012  Show citation